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1934 Bradley & Hubbard Brass Humidor antique vintage old tobacco pipe smoking
$ 10.56
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You are buying ONE (1) Humidor (triangle) marked "Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co." consisting of a brass lid and brass canister. This humidor is in the Smithsonian Museum collection (see below)....Solid Brass (both pieces)
NO glass insert
Sponge holder attached to the inside lid but no sponge
Acorn finial lid top knob
Faux leather exterior lid finish
note out of shape dings to the humidor bottom ....
From the Smithonian Institute Web Site: (Smithsonian, Home, AHHP, Bradley Hubbard, MATCH SAFES, MATCH BOX HOLDERS, & SMOKING GEAR)
Match Safes, Match Box Holders, & Smoking Gear
Produced by the Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company
Selected Objects from the Smithsonian Institution Castle Collection
Humidor,
ca. 1930-1940, brass, glass, sponge. H. 6.5" x dia. 3.75." SI.2006.027
Cylindrical brass cup with rolled edge has a repeating embossed and painted dash design around the top. Glass insert fits snuggly inside. The lid has a mushroom shaped knob and inside has a brass strap which holds a small elephant-ear sponge. The exterior has a textured brown faux leather finish. Stamped with the triangle
mark
of Bradley and Hubbard Mfg. Co. on the bottom. Similar to item number 458 in "Distinctive Metalware for the Home and Office," catalogue published by the Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. in 1934, p.27.
Note there is a pic of this humidor on the web page; my humidor has an acorn finial knob, the web page shows a mushroom finial knob.
The last pic in this listing shows the humidor in the Smithsonian collection (not my sale item).